In 2020, the starting rotation was one of the Mets’ biggest weaknesses. Jacob deGrom was Jacob deGrom as always and David Peterson had a promising rookie season, but Noah Syndergaard was hurt, free agent signings Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello underperformed, and Marcus Stroman opted out of the season. When the offseason began, the rotation behind deGrom was a series of question marks. But luckily for the Mets, Stroman made the decision to accept the team’s qualifying offer on November 11. There was more work to be done, but at least the Mets had one more proven big league arm behind deGrom in the rotation for 2021.
Marcus Stroman is the anchor of the rotation behind deGrom in 2021
